Revised Common Lectionary (Semicontinuous)

¹⁰ ¶ Moreover the LORD spoke again unto Ahaz, saying

¹¹ Ask a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

¹² But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.

¹³ Then said Isaiah, Hear ye now, O house of David, Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

¹⁴ Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel.

¹⁵ He shall eat butter and honey that he may know to refuse the evil and choose the good.

¹⁶ For before the child shall know to refuse the evil and choose the good; the land that thou dost abhor shall be forsaken of both her kings.

To the Overcomer upon Shoshannim, {lilies} A testimony of Asaph: A Psalm.

¹ ¶ Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth.

² In the presence of Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength and come and save us.

³ Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

⁴ O LORD God of the hosts, how long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

⁵ Thou dost feed them with the bread of tears and give them tears to drink in great measure.

⁶ Thou dost make us a strife unto our neighbours, and our enemies laugh at us among themselves.

⁷ Turn us again, O God of the hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

¹⁷ Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou didst make strong for thyself,

¹⁸ so we will not go back from thee. Thou shalt quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

¹⁹ Turn us again, O LORD God of the hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

1 ¶ Paul, slave of Jesus, the Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God

² (which he had promised before by his prophets in the holy scriptures)

³ of his Son (who was born unto him of the seed of David according to the flesh,

⁴ who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the resurrection from the dead), of Jesus, the Christ, our Lord.

⁵ By whom we have received the grace and the apostleship, to cause the faith to be obeyed among all the Gentiles in his name,

⁶ among whom ye are also the called of Jesus Christ;

⁷ to all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints; ye have grace and peace of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus, the Christ.

¹⁸ ¶ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this: That being, his mother Mary espoused to Joseph (before they came together) she was found with child of the Holy Spirit.

¹⁹ Then Joseph her husband, being just and not willing to expose her publicly, desired to leave her secretly.

²⁰ But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in dreams, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife; for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

²¹ And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from their sins.

²² Now all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

²³ Behold, a virgin shall conceive and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is God With Us.

²⁴ Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him and took unto him his wife

²⁵ and knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son, and he called his name Jesus.